Pressing-frame



UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTCE CARRIE LELAND, OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA.

PRESSING-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,347, dated November15, 1892.

Application filed April 9, 1892. Serial No. 428,483. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARRIE LELAND, of Fremont, in the county of Dodgeand State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Pressing-Frames; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a pressing-frame for dressmakers; and it hasfor its object the production of a cheap, simple, and highly-efficientframe upon which all the seams of a dress can be readily and easilypressed, and the pressing-iron will only be permitted to come in contactwith that portion of the material to be pressed.

The invention comprises the details'of construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of myimproved pressing-frame. Fig. 2 is view showing the position of thecurved arm ready for the pressing of the inner seam of a sleeve. Fig. 3is a view showing the position occupied by said arm in the pressing ofan outer seam. Fig. at is a detail view of the rest for the pressing-1ron.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a board having an upper convexedsurface,

which is provided with heavy padding of felt a or other suitablematerial. This board is widened near one end, as shown at a andgradually curves inward, terminating in a narrowed or reduced portion aUpon this board A are pressed the seams of the waist and other parts ofa dress. By making the upper surface of this board convexed thepressing-iron is prevented from resting on any part of the waist exceptthe seams to be pressed. From one side of this board A project two arms19 b, which are secured at their outer ends to short posts B B. In thepost B is formed a slot, in which is located a catch 0, held in itsnormal position byacoil-spring d. In the post B is formed a circularhole or opening 01', from the lower portion of which extends a groove (1having straight or parallel side walls.

D is a curved arm,upon which the sleeves and darts of a waist aredesigned to be pressed. This arm is convexed on one faceand concaved 5 5on the other or opposite face, and padding 6 is placed entirely aroundor over this arm. From one end of arm D projects a stud e, having itsouter end rounded and made wider than the body of the stud. This stud isfirst 6o projected through the hole or opening (1 in post B and is thenlowered into groove 01 and prevented from turning by the side walls ofthe latter engaging the squared body of the stud. To the other end ofarm D is secured a plate E, having bayonet-slots f in its upper andlower portions. This plate is designed to rest upon the upper end ofpost B, and is securely held by the spring-pressed catch 0, projectingthrough either one of the slots f. By disengaging this catch arm D canbe readily released, and after having 'a sleeve inserted thereon can beagain rigidly secured in position ready for the pressing of the scam inthe sleeve.

F is a holder for the pressing-iron, the same being designed to hold theiron elevated from the stand or table, so as to prevent injury theretoby the heat of the iron. This holder consists of two correspondingplates or disks g g, pivotally connected together by apin 9 The plate gis attached to one end of pressing-board A, and is designed to rest uponthe table upon which the pressing-frame is supported. The plate or disk9' extends outwardly from plate or disk g, and from its under sideprojects a stud or leg 9 for supporting the outer portion thereof. It isupon this plate or disk g that the pressing-iron is placed.

The advantages of my invention are apparent to those skilled in the artto which it appertains. It will be observed that when it is desired topress the darts of a waist or an outer seam of a sleeve the convexedportion 9 5 of arm D is placed on top, permitting of the ready and easypressing of such darts or seams. As shown in Fig. 2, the arm D isinverted, so as to present the concave surface upward for pressing theinner seam of a sleeve. By means of my improved pressingframe all dartsand seams of every portion of a dress can be pressed thereon without theuse of any other form of pressing-boards. A

pressing-frame thus constructed is extremely simple and inexpensive, andbeing composed of but a few parts is not liable to readily get out oforder or be deranged. Another and important advantage is that thedifferent forms of pressing-boards are kept conveniently at hand.

I claim as my invention- 1. The herein-described improved pressingframe,having the supportingposts, the curved arm having one end projectinginto one of said posts and the slotted plate on the other end thereof,and the springpressed catch for engaging said slotted plate,substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-describedim proved pressingframe, having thesupporting-posts, one of which has a groove or opening therein, thespring-pressed catch in the other one of said posts, and the arm havingconcaved and convexed surfaces and provided at one end with a projectingportion extending through said ing a stud extended through said openingor groove and at its other end provided with a slotted plate designed tobe engaged by said catch, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

CARRIE LELAND. lVitnesses:

EDWIN R. PEASE, WILLIAM C. CHAPMAN.

